HISTORY OF POWDERHORN RESORT

1940s  Skiing began on top of Grand Mesa with a rope tow

1950s  Mesa Creek Ski Area opened on Grand Mesa with one surface lift

1966  Powderhorn Ski Area opened with a double chair and a surface lift two miles below the old Mesa Creek area

1970s  Another double chair and more terrain were added to the west side of Powderhorn.

1986  Local owners sold Powderhorn to Texas developer. The main double chair was replaced with a fixed grip quad and the surface lift was replaced with a double chair. A wood deck and an addition were added to the daylodge. Parking lots were paved. Mountain improvements included limited snowmaking capability.

1988  Condominium garages were replaced with patio units. Time share sales drive marketing efforts for the company. Powderhorn Ski Area becomes Powderhorn Resort.

1995  Powderhorn is again sold to a local entrepreneur. The development of Wildewood subdivision is begun.

1998  Powderhorn is sold to a western slope investor team, "High West Group, LLC".

1999  5000 square feet is added to the daylodge as well as a 5000 square foot sundeck with bridge direct to the lifts. West side of the parking lots were paved. The hotel/restaurant is renovated, reopened and renamed, Inn at Wildewood and Wildewood Restaurant. Significant infrastructure improvements were completed.

2000  Wildewood subdivision was finished and lot sales begun. The paving project was extended.

2002  Rooms at the Inn at Wildewood are renovated and enlarged.

2004  Two trails and three gladed runs were added increasing skiable acreage by 35 acres.